Pump Wisdom. Robert X. Perez

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       Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

      Names: Perez, Robert X., author. | Bloch, Heinz P., 1933– author.

      Title: Pump wisdom : essential centrifugal pump knowledge for operators and specialists / Robert X. Perez, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Heinz P. Bloch, Montgomery, Texas USA.

      Description: Second edition. | Hoboken, NJ., USA : Wiley, [2022] | Includes index.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2021046316 (print) | LCCN 2021046317